Putting the Rabbit in the Hat

The long-awaited memoir by movie and theatre legend, Brian Cox.

A Guardian, Times, Sunday Times and Independent Book of the Year

*Featuring a foreword by the executive producer of Succession, Frank Rich*

From Titus Andronicus with the RSC to media magnate Logan Roy in HBOs Succession, Brian Cox has made his name as an actor of unparalleled distinction and versatility. We know him on screen, but few know of his extraordinary life story.

Growing up in Dundee, Scotland, Cox lost his father when he was just eight years old and was brought up by his three elder sisters in the aftermath of his mothers nervous breakdowns and ultimate hospitalization. After joining the Dundee Repertory Theatre at the age of fifteen, you could say the rest is history - but that is to overlook the enormous graft that has gone into the making of the legend we know today.

This is a rags-to-riches life story like no other - a seminal autobiography that both captures Coxs distinctive voice and his very soul.

One of the best showbiz memoirs ever written... its as funny as it is furious... Brian Cox has done everything and with this book he leaves everyone else standingMail on Sunday

Absolute heavenSunday Times

A hugely readable memoir from a giant of stage and screenMark Kermode

A life well lived and a story well told. From first page to last Brian Cox the great actor is Brian Cox the great storyteller, and nobody is spared his sharp eye and his caustic wit, himself and some big Hollywood names includedAlastair Campbell

Laced with his characteristic generosity, self-deprecation and cut-the-crap wisdomHarriet Walter

MesmerizingPeter Biskind

Blisteringly brilliantBryony Gordon

Funny and irreverentThe Times